Alabama cornerback Eli Ricks booked in Mississippi on marijuana charge
Alabama cornerback Eli Ricks was arrested by the Mississippi Highway Patrol on Sunday 1 May 2022 and booked on charges of speeding, driving without insurance and marijuana possession. The ESPN report, based on an online database, said it was his first marijuana possession charge and that his bond was set at $0.
Alabama cornerback Eli Ricks was booked on Mississippi charges of speeding,
driving without insurance and possession of marijuana on the evening of Sunday 1
May 2022.[1]Ricks was arrested by the Mississippi Highway Patrol.[1]He was
booked at 5:15 p.m. that day.[1]
According to an online database, it was his first marijuana possession charge.[1]His bond was set at $0.[1]
Ricks transferred to Alabama from LSU before the 2022 season.[1]He had
entered the transfer portal in November, about a month after head coach Ed
Orgeron was fired.[1]The 6-foot-2 cornerback from California began his
college career at LSU, where he earned Freshman All-SEC and AP All-America
honours in his first season.[1]He was expected to compete for a starting role
at Alabama, which had lost starting cornerback Josh Jobe to the NFL.[1]
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ESPNespn.comAlabama Crimson Tide CB Eli Ricks arrested for speeding, possession of marijuana
Open questions the AI reported
No weight or amount of marijuana was published, so no cannabis quantity is recorded.
The report names Mississippi only; the exact county, road or stop location and the court handling the case were not given.
Only the publication date, 2 May 2022, and the stated Sunday evening booking date the arrest; the stop may have happened before he was booked.
The article gives no information on whether Ricks was released after booking, no later charges and no court outcome.
Only one accessible account of the arrest was found; searches for a Mississippi Highway Patrol statement or a second outlet report returned nothing that could be opened.
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